Well we have to say it last week wasn’t what we expected. For us, it was slightly disappointing on some fronts as a game we were eagerly anticipating ended up being one of the biggest anticlimaxes of the year as the Lions breezed by an invitational Aus/NZ XV. It highlighted to some extent the weaknessContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
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Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
Last weekend we got treated to one of the best games of the year, as Felipe Contemponi’s fantastic Pumas got one over the Lions in the first game in Dublin before the famous British and Irish touring team boarded the plane for Australia. Much has been made of the game and what it means forContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
International Rugby returns with a bang this weekend as the much talked about Lions Tour to Australia kicks off. Albeit it’s in Dublin as the Lions sharpen their teeth on some prime Argentinian beef as they take on the Pumas. These initial one off Tests before the Lions arrive in their country of destination areContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls on What to Watch this Weekend and Why
We have four very big games this weekend to look forward to. In Super Rugby, the Qualifying Round for the Semis takes place, and its importance in terms of Australian rugby can not be overemphasized. Were the two Australian sides, the Reds and the Brumbies, lose this weekend and not make the Semi-Finals, it wouldContinue reading “Lineout Calls on What to Watch this Weekend and Why”
The Lineout Calls of the Week
The last weekend of European Champions Cup playoffs is the perfect appetizer for the Six Nations in just over two weeks’ time. While a few of the teams have already qualified for the knockout stages, for the majority of teams, places and pecking orders are still up for grabs. Even for those lucky few whoContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
Hopefully it’s finally time to let the rugby do the talking and give us a Lions/Springboks series decider to remember!
If you’re like us, you are perhaps close to breathing a sigh of relief once the final whistle for this emotionally fraught series gets blown on Saturday. Mired in controversy from the outset, which has only grown as the series has progressed, this Lions Tour has hardly been one for the archives. The rugby hasContinue reading “Hopefully it’s finally time to let the rugby do the talking and give us a Lions/Springboks series decider to remember!”
And so it begins – The Lions take on Japan as a preface to what could be one of the most important tours in International Rugby since the last World Cup!
The long wait is over, strap yourselves in and get set. Despite the controversy, the restrictions of COVID-19, the lack of crowds and so much more – this Lions tour surely must be one of the most eagerly anticipated in years. The excitement is building and this Saturday sees the slow start of a returnContinue reading “And so it begins – The Lions take on Japan as a preface to what could be one of the most important tours in International Rugby since the last World Cup!”
Erasmus and Nienaber appear reluctant to change the status quo, but include some exciting new prospects to face the Lions
With Director of South African Rugby Rassie Erasmus and new Springbok Coach Jacques Nienaber naming their sqaud to face the Lions next month there were relatively few surprises. It’s a side that is, for all intents and purposes, a mirror image of the one that won South Africa the World Cup under Erasmus’ tutelage almostContinue reading “Erasmus and Nienaber appear reluctant to change the status quo, but include some exciting new prospects to face the Lions”
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